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0. .BUBBELL. STEEL RAILROAD TIE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. IT. 1922. 1,419,814, PatentedJune 13, 1922.,

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STEEL RAILROAD T|E.' APPL ICATION FILED FEB. H. 1922.

Patented June 13, 1922.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

OLIVER BURRELL, OF BENSON MINES, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR 01? ON E-HALF ToALBERT BURREL-L, OF BENSON MINES, NEW YORK.

STEEL RAILROAD TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 13, 1922.

Application filed February 17, 1922. Serial No. 537,345.

T 0 all to 710m it may concern- Be it known that I, OLIVER BURRELL, acitizen of the United States, residing at Benson Mines, in the county ofSt. Lawrence and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Steel Railroad Ties; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in a steel railroad tie.

The object of this invention is to improve the construction of steelrailroad ties so as to provide a tie capable of supporting rails thereonand preventing sagging of the rails and hold the rails in gage and avoidaccidents due to movement of rails.

A further object of this invention is to provide a steel railroad tiecomprising a pair of members adapted to be interfitted together and awedge-shaped locking member removably secured to the two members toretain the members against lateral shifting movement with relation toeach other and means to hold the members and locking member connectedtogether. I

A further object of this invention is to provide a steel railroad tieequipped with a pair of supporting members, rail supporting membersremovably secured to the first named supporting members, a wedge-shapedlocking member removably secured to the rail supporting members, andmeans securing the rail supporting members together and clamping themupon the base flanges of a rail.

A further object of this invention is to provide a steel railroad tie ofthis character, which will be simple, practical, and comparativelyinexpensive in construction and one that can be manufactured and sold ata low cost. 7

l/Vith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in thenovel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fullydescribed and set forth in the olalms hereto appended.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved railroadtie illustrating it assembled with the rails supported thereon,

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same,

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view,

Flgure 4 is a tranverse sectional view taken on the line 44 of Figure 2,

Figure 5 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Figure2,

Figure 6 is a perspective view of one of the rail supporting members,

Figure 7 is a perspective view of the other railsupporting member,Figure 8 is a perspective view of the lockmg plate, and

Figure 9 is a perspective View of one of the rail supporting memberchairs.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the.

drawings.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 5 designates the rail supportingmembers or chairs and they comprise the rectangular base 6 having itsopposite ends bent upwardly at right angles thereto to provide theretaining flanges 7. The rail supporting members are adapted to beremovably secured in the chairs 5, of which there are two, which aresecured to the rail supporting members adjacent each end thereof, asillustrated in Figure 1 of the drawings. The rail supportin members aredesignated 8 and 9 respectively and each comprises a tapered body 10 andthe bodies 10 of the members 8 and 9 respectively are adapted to beinterfitted together to clamp the rails thereto. Each member 8 and 9 isprovided at its outer end with a rail bracing element 11 which is formedintegrally with the upper'side thereof as shown in Figures 6 and 7 ofthe drawings. Each of the bracing elements 11 has the inner end thereofextending inwardly to overlie the body and is. provided with a curvedface 12 which terminates in a vertical wall 13 at the lower end thereofas clearly illustrated in Figures 6 and 7 of the drawings. The curvedfaces 12 and vertical walls 13 of the rail bracing elements 11 areadapted to engage the adjacent side of the base flange of the adjacentrail when the rails are set upon the rail supporting members 8 and 9respectively.

A flange 14 is formed integrally with the upper side of the body of eachof the members 8 and 9 respectively at the outer side longitudinal edgethereof and terminates adjacent each end thereof. The inner edge of eachflange 14: has an inclined under face 15 which overlies the body and inspaced relation thereto, the purpose of which will be hereinafter morefully described.

The inner inclined longitudinal edge of. the member 8 is providedintermediate its ends with a projection 16 which is adapted to be movedinto a recess or out out portion 17 formed in the inner longitudinaledge of the body 10 of the member 9. Both of the chairs.5, as clearlyillustrated in Figure 1 of members 8 and 9 are provided on their outerlongitudinal edges adjacent their enlarged ends with rectangularrecesses 18 which are adapted to receive the retaining flanges 7 of thechairs 5 when the rail supporting memhere are 'interfitted together andplaced be tween the flanges 7 of the chairs. Thev smaller ends of eachof themembers 8 and 9 respectively are reduced as at 19 to form recesses20 when assembling to provide means for the reception of one of theflanges 7 of each chair.

A wedge shaped locking plate 21'has its opposite side longitudinal edgesinclined downwardl and outwardl fromthe upper side thereo to provide theeveled side edges 22 and the opposite ends'of the plate are 1nclineddownwardly and inwardly as at 23 and terminate into vertical shouldersor walls 24. The inclined faces 23 of the ends of the plate 21 areadapted to overlie the opposing portions of the base flange of the railswhen set upon the supporting members to retain the rails againstlateralmo'vement with relation to the supporting members when'interfitted together.

The members 8 and 9 respectively are each provided with a pair ofrelatively spaced transversely extending openings 25 which openings areadapted to aline when the members are interfltted to ether and areadapted toreceive 'therethroug the bolts 26 on which are secured thenuts 27 for holding the members against any movement with relation toeach other. v

In use, the members 1 and 2 are moved laterally in the direction of eachother'until the lug 16 is fitted into the recess 17 and the membersmoved into union. Prior to the complete movement of the sections 8'and 9into engagement with one another, the locking plate 21 is placed uponthe upper sides of the bodies 10, so that when the members are movedinto union with one another, the side beveled faces 22 will be movedunder the overlying inclined faces 15 of the flanges 14, thuspositioning the ends 23 in spaced relation to the overlying portion 12of the rail base engaging elements 11. The bolts are then arrangedthrough the openings 25 and the nuts fitted thereon, thus connecting themembers together. The rails are then forced through and arranged underthe portions 11 and 23 of the plates 21 and members 11 and the device isready to be set upon or in the drawings. The nuts are then tightened onthe bolts 26 and the members 8 and 9 respectively drawn tightly togetherthus binding the locking plate 21 against the flanges of the railsdesignated A in the drawings and the device is ready to be used.

' \Vhat I claim is z 1. A rail tie including a pair of rail supportingmembers, rail base flange engaging elementsformed integrally with oneend of each member, a locking plate removably secured to the upper sidesof the members when in union, and means to hold the members and lockingplate connected together, as and for the purpose specified.

2. A rail tie comprising a )air of rail supporting members, rail baseflange engaging elements formed integrally with the upper side of eachmember at one end thereof, a locking plate cooperative with the members,means carried by each member and engaging the locking plate for securingthe same thereto when the members are in union, and rail supportingchairs removably secured to the members adjacent each end thereof.

3. A rail tie of the class described including pair of members, eachmember comprising a tapered body, a rail bracing element formedintegrally with and located on the upper side of each member adjacentone end thereof, a retaining flange formed on the upper side of and atone longitudinal edge of each member, a locking plate secured upon theupper side of the members and adapted to be engaged under the retainingflanges, means removably extending through the members for retainingthem in union, and. chairs removably secured to the rail sup portingmembers adjacent each end thereof.

In testimon whereof I affix my signature in presence 0 two witnesses.

OLIVER BURRELL.

Witnesses:

JOHN S. GLAsronn, T. R. ROBINSON.

